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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are poached eggs usually cooked in?
(a) Oil.
(b) Butter.
(c) Water.
(d) Milk.

2. What does the author state meat has helped humans to adapt to?
(a) Poverty.
(b) Oppressive regimes.
(c) Cold climates.
(d) Warm climates.

3. What are endives often mixed with to reduce their bitterness?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Salt.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Sugar.

4. What does the bacteria in milk digest to cause fermentation?
(a) Hops.
(b) Sugar.
(c) Lactose.
(d) Cream.

5. What is key to cooking good custards?
(a) A sense of fun.
(b) A patient attitude.
(c) A low temperature.
(d) A high temperature.

6. What vitamin do Brussels Sprouts contain?
(a) Vitamins B and D.
(b) Vitamins F and G.
(c) Vitamins C and A.
(d) Vitamins E and C.

7. On which two continents can one find yams?
(a) Europe and North America.
(b) Asia and Africa.
(c) South America and Africa.
(d) Asia and Oceania.

8. What part of the lobster is often added to lobster sauce?
(a) Lobster eggs.
(b) Lobster shell.
(c) Lobster blood.
(d) Lobster brain.

9. What does one have to damage in cream to make butter?
(a) Git globule membranes.
(b) Hop globule membranes.
(c) Protein globule membranes.
(d) Fat globule membranes.

10. From what kind of cream is ice cream made?
(a) Salted cream.
(b) Dry cream.
(c) Whipped cream.
(d) Sugared cream.

11. What have people practiced with meat for over 4000 years?
(a) Spit roasting.
(b) Grilling.
(c) Coloring.
(d) Preservation.

12. What is margarine made from?
(a) Olive oil.
(b) Milk.
(c) Animal fat.
(d) Vegetable oil.

13. What should one always do to vegetables before eating them?
(a) Freeze them.
(b) Wash them.
(c) Par boil them.
(d) Peel them.

14. What is the best way to cook thin fish?
(a) Grilling.
(b) Roasting.
(c) Baking.
(d) Frying.

15. Which of the following is a fermented dairy product?
(a) Milk.
(b) Single cream.
(c) Buttermilk.
(d) Cheese.

Short Answer Questions

1. What acidifies the milk to create the flavor of such cheeses as cheddar?

2. What drug do farmers use on animalw to create the hormones needed for leaner meat?

3. What is the disadvantage of canned meat?

4. What does a parsnip convert its starch to in the winter?

5. What vitamin do people rely on fruit for?

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